Two more days

 I cannot believe that Ellie’s surgery is only two days away. I got the call today that we need to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM, so we will leave our house at 3:00 AM. Thankfully, Mike is driving and he will stay with us Wednesday while Ellie is in surgery and probably head home that evening. I will stay with Ellie in the hospital for a week. I’ll be in the tiny recliner next to her bed. 

I feel like this is the day we have prepared for her entire life. 18 years of pain, eating issues, and struggle. I pray that this surgery will heal her of this pain so she can live a more normal life. 

The past couple weeks have been a struggle for Ellie. She started to have some horrible side effects from an increase in the anxiety med she was taking. She’s been shaking , crying and having horrible panic attacks. It’s awful. We will definitely have to sort out her meds after surgery. 

Annie hasn’t been feeling well so my mom took her to the doctor today and she has strep. We have forbidden Annie to come out of her room while she’s sick. The risk of getting Ellie sick and having to postpone surgery is too high. 

Please pray for our travel on Wednesday, complete healing both physically and  mentally for Ellie, and healing for Annie. 

I trust that God will continue to carry us through this. I will update on my Facebook page on Wednesday.